44 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the national climate change strategy 2000 which has been implemented to date in 2005; and the steps he intends to take in relation to the strategy in 2006.
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200 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 16 November 2005 regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, if she has satisfied herself that this person has been paid by her Department since they were removed from their place of employment on 7 October 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the progress he has made in meeting the concerns of the Retired Aviation Staff Association regarding pension shortfalls.
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11 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the way in which and when he intends to legislate for open road tolling; and the distinction drawn between barrier free tolling and open road tolling.
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68 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made by the gardaí into the major money-laundering operation uncovered in early 2005; if a file has been sent to the DPP; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has received the final agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the European Council under the British Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plan to transfer the dermatology clinic in Tallaght Hospital to St. James’s Hospital owing to lack of funding for the Tallaght service from the Health Service Executive; if her attention has further been drawn to the inconvenience that this will cause to the many patients attending this clinic in the Tallaght catchment area.
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173 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her position on the cost of drugs in the general medical scheme; if she intends to encourage the use of prescribing generic drugs; when the negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry begins and when she expects to have an agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her health policy position on increased private sector involvement in health care here in view of comments made by the CEO of the Health Service Executive, Professor Drumm on his belief that health care services should be provided by the public system as much as possible and that it would be disastrous if it was not.
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30 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with representatives of the Democratic Unionist Party on 18 November 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the response he has received from party leaders in Dáil Éireann to his letter of 26 October 2005 in regard to the Seventh Report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution and a possible role for MPs from Northern Ireland in the work of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his views on the recent report of the International Monitoring Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair on 11 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with representatives of the Alliance Party on 13 October 2005.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with representatives of the SDLP on 6 October 2005.
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113 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the wood preservative known as Tanalith E has been cleared for use here; the steps which have been taken to ensure that its use does not pose a threat to the environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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112 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the use of the wood preservative known as chromated copper arsenate is permitted under Irish environmental law; if she has satisfied herself that this substance is no longer in use; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received the report from the Office of Public Works regarding the proposal to locate the new Abbey Theatre to George’s Dock; if any proposal has been brought to Cabinet; if not, when he expects this to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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347 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if she is satisfied with the treatment of this person, especially having regard to the case previously settled and the compensation received arising from allegations that the person was bullied; if it was part of the settlement that the person was not to have contact with the person who was alleged to have bullied him or her; if she is satisfied that this commitment has been honoured; if the person concerned was removed from the building on 7 October 2005, and if so, the reasons for same and the circumstances in which it took place; the status of the person and if they continue to be paid; if the person’s general practitioner has certified the person as being fit for work; if the person will be allowed to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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185 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the consultants and solicitors (details supplied) are going to report on an implementation plan for the establishment of TG4 as an independent statutory body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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151 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects Ireland to hit the EU average for broadband penetration in view of the recent OECD statistics on broadband penetration that ranks Ireland 24 out of 30 states; when Ireland will enter the top EU decile for broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Aer Lingus last met; when the next meeting is due; and the total number of meetings held to date.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the National Security Committee last met; when the next meeting is due; if the group has examined the implications for this country of the London bomb attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the severe difficulties for children with disabilities and their families arising from the threatened withdrawal of a range of services provided by the Lucan Disability Action Group; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the LDAG views that it must reduce services due to the expected 25% reduction from 2006 in funding under the FÁS social economy enterprise scheme; if, in view of the vital services that LDAG provides and that hardship that would be caused by their withdrawal, her views on alternative sources of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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173 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her priorities for the current round of world trade talks and the summit due in Hong Kong in December 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date by the task force on active citizenship; when he will receive the report of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding reports in the international media, including The Washington Post , that suspects are being held at the request of the CIA in secret prisons in Eastern Europe; his further views on whether no signatory country to the European Convention on Human Rights is involved; if he is satisfied in this regard; and if, in view of such reports, the Government will institute random checks on the landings of such aircraft as are under contract to the agency referred to or its subsidiaries.
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18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government accepts that its obligations under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment requires it to establish by way of verification, and beyond simple assurance, that persons are not being conveyed through Irish airports with the likelihood or risk that they are being conveyed for the purpose of such interrogation techniques as are in breach of such European conventions.
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150 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants currently located in Dublin who wish to transfer to new locations outside of Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the way in which this compares with the Government target of 10,300; if agreement has been reached with all public service unions regarding promotional opportunities for those who choose to move and those who opt to remain where they are; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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145 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who will have been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for the completion of the plan of December 2006; if, in view of the very poor response to the scheme so far, he has plans to review the scale or scope of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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12 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied to the central applications facility for transfer to locations outside of Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation proposals; the likely impact of these transfers on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social inclusion and drugs last met; and when the next meeting is scheduled.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach his Department’s legislative priorities for the remainder of the 29th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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137 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the extra funding she will provide under the DEIS proposals to the schoolbooks for needy pupils grant scheme; when extra funds will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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1 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the publication of the Government progress report on implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government, especially in regard to those areas for which his Department has direct responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the resources he made available to the Governments of India and Pakistan following the 11 October 2005 earthquake; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proportion of the 230,000 strong construction industry workforce which is covered under the CIF pensions registered agreement; if he intends to take measures to ensure that employers fulfil their legal obligation to register and make pension contributions for all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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120 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he intends to take to reduce the high and rising incidence of workplace fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of applications received under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 in the first nine months of 2005; the way in which this compares with the figures for the same period in 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the costs accruing to his Department in respect of each year since the Moriarty tribunal was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the hardship caused by his decision to withdraw the €9 per week fuel allowance that was previously paid to pensioners living in sheltered housing in inner city Dublin; the reason the decision was made; the total saving that will accrue to his Department as a result; if he will review the decision in view of the relatively small amounts involved and the potential hardship for those who will lose out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when it is intended to bring regulations under section 9 (1) of the Official Languages Act 2000 into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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129 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made by Fóram na Gaeilge regarding the preparation of the 20-year strategic plan for the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the reason for the delay in the publication of the report of Mr. Justice Barron into the death of Mr. Seamus Ludlow; when it is expected that the report will be sent to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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482 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average number of community gardaí which have been deployed in Tallaght in each of the years 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the electronic voting is unlikely to be used for the next general election; when the system is likely to be used; the cost of the system when the estimated cost of testing and storing the electronic machines until such time as they are likely to be used is taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the assessment of housing need will be published; if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the numbers of social and affordable houses required nationally as reported in the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the appointments made by him since 2002 to boards or agencies operating under the auspices of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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